# The Devils (1971)

**Genres:** Biography, Drama, History

**Duration:** 111 min

**IMDb:** [7.7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066993/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.2](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-devils/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 56%, Popcornmeter: 88%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_devils)

## Description

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.

## Details


**Director:** Ken Russell

**Cast:** Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian, Gemma Jones, Murray Melvin, Michael Gothard, Georgina Hale, Brian Murphy, Christopher Logue, Graham Armitage, John Woodvine

**Countries:** United Kingdom

**Languages:** English, Latin

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImeXlanF3iY)

## Showtimes in Hamburg in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-11-15 (Sunday)

- **[Abaton](https://hamburg.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/147-abaton.md) (Eimsbüttel):** [2026-11-15 22:10](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/hamburg/abaton-kino-hamburg/vorstellung/592929)  (OmU)